Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Preface xi
5. Note on Transliteration: Franco-Khmer Transcription System of Franklin E. Huffman xv
6. CHAPTER ONE. Introduction 1
7. CHAPTER TWO. Khmer Literature since 1975 27
8. CHAPTER THREE. Khmer Traditional Music Today 39
9. CHAPTER FOUR. The Revival of Masked Theater, Lkhaon Khaol, in Cambodia 48
10. CHAPTER FIVE. Cambodian Buddhist Monasteries in Paris: Continuing Tradition and Changing Patterns 57
11. CHAPTER SIX. Khmer Buddhists in the United States: Ultimate Questions 72
12. CHAPTER SEVEN. Khmer Proverbs: Images and Rules 91
13. CHAPTER EIGHT. Metaphors of the Khmer Rouge 105
14. CHAPTER NINE. Gender Symbolism and Culture Change: Viewing the Virtuous Woman in the Khmer Story “Mea Yoeng” 119
15. CHAPTER TEN. Sharing the Pain: Critical Values and Behaviors in Khmer Culture 129
16. CHAPTER ELEVEN. Cultural Consumption: Cambodian Peasant Refugees and Television in the “First World” 141
17. Notes 161
18. References 169
19. Notes on Contributors 187
20. Index 191